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ETA: Click here to see me wearing the top!I've made this top out of the remnant fabric from the lip print dress, using the same pattern for the bodice but altering the neckline to a V-line instead. The peplum was made shortening the upper skirt panels of the dress. As you can see, there’s no back zipper this time:
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Editado para acrescentar: Podem ver-me a usar o top clicando aqui!
Fiz este top com o tecido que sobrou do vestido estampado de beijos, usando o mesmo molde para o corpo mas alterando o decote. O folho da bainha também foi feito encurtando os panos superiores da saia do vestido. Como podem ver, não precisei de coser um fecho atrás:

The next photo shows the rather unusual armhole shaping of both the dress and the top:
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Na próxima foto podem ver o detalhe da forma da cava, um detalhe for a do vulgar no vestido e agora no top: And this sums up my sewing projects during the past vacation week! Hope you all have enjoyed it! Hugs to all!
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E assim termino de mostrar…

I've made this dress for my birthday party (I turned 43 on the 24th of April and we celebrated with our close family on the 25th). You can see pictures of me wearing the dress on my wardrobe blog (click here). Again I used neoprene fabric which made the construction faster than usual because the armholes, neckline and hem could be left raw. It took about four hours to get the dress completed and I think it turned out quite well. The pattern is a designer pattern from the Milanese duo Aquilano & Rimondi published in the BurdaStyle 2014/01, model 124. I’ve made a few modifications, skipping the raised neckband and changing the zipper placement to the back. When the dress was finished I realized there was no need for the zipper at all because the neoprene stretches just enough to get the dress on without the back closure. Since I planned to leave the neckline, armholes and hem raw, I didn’t add SAs there. There was some fabric left so I was able to make a top out of it as well (t…

When I saw this neoprene fabric I knew I had to make a dress out of it! The landscape print repeats every 90cm (approx. 35”) so this had to be a short tube dress. I copied the pattern directly from a RTW stable knit dress. This has to be the fastest dress I ever made: it took 40 minutes to complete, including copying the pattern from the original dress to paper. The neoprene knit doesn't need finishing so I left the neckline and armhole edges raw, only stitched a narrow hem. Enjoy the pictures; they will do all the talking for me!
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Quando vi esta malha tipo neopreno, sabia que tinha de fazer um vestido com ela! O padrão da paisagem repete-se cada 90cm, por isso teria sempre de ser um vestido curto e para tirar partido do padrão, deveria ser o mais simples possível. Resolvi copiar o molde diretamente de um vestido de malha que comprei e creio que bati o meu record da peça mais rápida de fazer de sempre: demorei apenas 40 minutos a fazer o vestido, incluindo o tempo de copiar …

Conclusion: This pattern is a winner! Using a different fabric gives it a completely different effect and I also love this version very much! I feel like using this pattern a few more times, perhaps altering a detail here and there,… I could see this pattern used to make some culottes and/or with lace on the side panels; the possibilities are endless when you find a pattern that suits your taste and style and fits perfectly l…

ETA: You can pictures of me wearing the top on my personal style blog (click here)

This is the first of my short vacation at home sewing projects; I had this cute owl print sheer fabric in my stash and since baby blue is so trendy for this spring I decided to make a top out of it; this top has an accentuated V shaped neckline, wide sleeves and in spite of the recommended fabrics being fabrics with some body like linen or satin, I thought it would perfect for a sheer fabric like chiffon or gauze as well. The pattern used was BurdaStyle 2014/02 model 117:
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Editado para acrescentar: Podem ver fotos minhas a usar o top no meu blogue de estilo pessoal (clicar aqui)

The back crotch reinforcement using lining selvage:
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O reforço do gancho usando aurela de forro: Conclusion: I LOVE these pants, seriously (see me wearing the pants here and the complete navy&black set by clicking here)! I’m already cutting another pair using this same pattern (different fabric though, I’ll be us…